The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-10
SHERIDAN AND RossER.
Little Phil Makes Some Additional Remarks.
Including Correction.

Little Phil Makes Some Additional Remarks
Including a Correction.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGToN. May 8. General Sheridan,
when his attention was called. to-day. to Gen.
Rosser's latest publica ton about the burning of
supplies and forage in the Shenandoah valley
said he had no reply to make to it other than
to point to his official order issued at that time
which reads as follows:
"HEADoUARTERs MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION
CEDAR CREEK, Va, Aug. 16, 1854.
'.General-In compliance with instructions of
the acknowledgement commanding, you will
make the necessary arrangements and give the
necessary orders for the destruction of the wheat
am hay south of line from Millwood to Win
chester and Petticoat Gap. You will seize all
mules, horses and cattle that may be useful to
our army. Loyal citizens can bring in their
claims against the government for this neces-
sary destruction. No houses will be burned.
and officers in charge of this delicate but neceS-
sary duty must inform the people that the OBJ
jecr is to make this valley untenable for the
raiding parties of the rebel army Very re-
spectfully, F. IL. SHERIDAN.
major general Commanding.
"Brig. gen. A. T. A. Torbert, Chief of Cavalry
General Sheridan says that the displacement
of semi-coon in recent published interview
makes him charge General Rosser with the per-
formance of acts of which he innocent.
Sheridan was reported saying: I'VE stripped
the enemy OF every thing he had captured; all his
guns except one. etc" Now. if you will move
the semi-colon after the word captured and
place it after the word had the General says,
s,you will relieve General Rosser of the charge
of having captured guns from as at any time
when he was operating IN the valley--at least
when I was around"
The Virginians back up the position of Gen.
Rosser and contend that General Sheridan
cruel to the people in the valley. and that he
ought never to be forgiven This morning
talked to DIR. Snowden, the editor of the Alex
andria, Va, Gazette. the organ of the Bourbon
Democracy of his section. and he said
General Sheridan's ride through the Shenan-
doah valley was terrible thing to the people
living there. and they can never forget or for
give him. He declared he would make the coun-
try barren waste to teach the inhabitants a
lesson. He told the truth. He went
to houses where there only
women and children, ordered them out,
says, he wrought a wild, wanton waste through
the valley and with him, think If Sheridan
goes there again, he ought. like the mise:-
able crow, carry his rations with him. for when
he left that country during the war it would
have been impossible for any one TO have gone
through without carrying r8tions. There was
not q mouthfu OF food left for the helpless ones.
The people of Virginia have not forgiven Sheri-
dan, aud / don't believe they ever will He is
stencil to them, and will continue to be such.
Virginia indorses the position of General Ros-
SER"
Without exception, the Unionists in Washing
ton denounce the attack of General Rosser, and
express surprise that he should make the utter
ances he has General Sheridan is more popular
here now, if possible, than during the exciting
days OF the war, when he showed his soldierly
qualities.